Ch 3: Training

Achillus was sitting in the terrace. Sipping a cup of coffee. Remembering the tiring day, yesterday.

His body was sore due to the combat that happened. Achillus was thinking what is his aunt doing right now because he left without explaining what is really happening.

Achillus is relaxing himself when someone knock on his door.

"Young Master, Master Leios called you downstairs" Scrand said.

"I'll be there in a minute" Achillus said.

Achillus finished his coffee and changed his clothes before going downstairs.

Before going Achillus sigh for a moment.

"It will be a tiring day" he whispered.

Achillus was walking in the hallway when he heard someone said

"Train Achillus very hard. I want him to be tough. Don't be nice to him" someone said.

Achillus is scared for the training. He know that he is weak. He don't know how to fight. He just know a basic self defense.

Achillus knocked on the door.

"Come in" Leios said.

"This is your mentor. He will train you in combat skills" Leios added.

"Don't be a weakling" Leios added again.

"OK, Sir" Achillus said hesitantly.

"Call me Father" Leios said.

"Dracus, train him well. You may go now" Leios said.

Achillus begun to shiver because of nervousness. He try to calm himself.

Dracus went inside the room.

"If I enter this room, it will be my last day" Achillus whispered.

"Come in" Dracus said coldly.

Achillus walk in slowly. As if he don't want to create any noise.

Dracus stared at Achillus blankly that gives shiver to him.

"Yesterday we fought. As what I observed, you don't know how to fight but you know a basic self defense. You really need to learn all of the skills that I will teach you in order to live in this kind of world." Dracus said to Achillus.

"First, warm up. Jog 100 laps, 100 push ups, and 100 sit ups" Dracus said.

Achillus jaw drop.

"How can I finish all of that? It is really a warm up?" Achillus asked.

"No more talking, start now" Dracus said.

Achillus wanted to say something but Dracus turn his back. Achillus don't have any other choice. He start to run for a lap.

As time goes by, Achillus starts to feel tired. He just finished a 20 laps. Achillus stop for a while.

"Can I rest?" asked Dracus.

"No, you can't" Dracus said.

Achillus try to persuade Dracus but it didn't affect him. He starts to run again but his sight became blurry.

Dracus saw Achillus fell down to the ground just like a feather that blown by the wind. He felt guilty but he shrug it of his mind.

Dracus went to the place where Achillus laying down. He bring the unconscious body of Achillus under the shade. When someone appeared behind his back.

"What happened?" a cold voice of Leios.

"His body was weak. For only 20 laps. he collapsed. It is just a warm up" Dracus said.

Leios just stay still.

"Bring Achillus back to the house. Let him rest when he woke up, resume your training. There is no time to waste" Leios said.

"Yes, Master" Dracus said.

In a glimpse, Leios disappeared. Dracus grabbed Achillus and they also disappeared.

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"Where Am I?" Achillus said.

"In your room. Are you ok now?" Dracus said.

"Yeah, sort of" Achillus replied.

Dracus stand up when he heard Achillus answered.

"What are you waiting for? Don't be a loser. Get up there, so many exercises to be done" Dracus said.

Achillus starts to feel an anger inside of him. Achillus just stare at the back of Dracus as he is walking out of the room.

Seconds passed. Achillus felt that he blacked out for a moment because of anger but he felt relieved because of what happened. As he is going to follow Dracus, he is shocked when he saw him laying on the ground, unconsciously.

"HELP!! SOMEBODY HELP!!!" Achillus shouted.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Scrand asked, as he was checking on Achillus.

"Not me Scrand, it is Dracus" Achillus said.

Scrand saw Dracus laying on the floor. He is so shocked as he was looking at him. When Dracus start to move. He start to scratch his nape as he try to stand.

"What happened? Did you see who hit me in the back?" Dracus asked.

A moment of silence filled the room. Achillus wanted to say something but someone cut him off from the back.

"End your training for now, I already saw what I wanted to see" Leios said at the back.